Umpire Reggie Drummer was suspended by the Southland Conference earlier this month after he called a controversial third strike in the final inning of a game between New Orleans and Mississippi Valley State.
The now viral clip shows Mississippi Valley State outfielder Davon Mims taking offense to a bad second strike call on a fastball at his shins, causing him to jump out of the batter’s box and stomp around during an at-bat in the ninth inning. The 1–2 pitch was several feet outside over the opposite batting box, but Drummer appeared to retaliate because of Mims’s reaction on the pitch prior.
Drummer is now speaking out about the situation. During an appearance on The Plate Meeting podcast admitted that while he “regrets” the strike call, he knew the game needed to end due to the environment he was in.
